Children of Immigrants

In the first picture, we can see someone who is determine to face something like a problem. The picture has more a religious aspect because of it back. The picture suggests that, being an immigrant child does not mean to reject its culture at the expense of another. Someone else could interpret this picture as, a young child who is a good christian and goes to church everyday.

In the second picture, a girl is lying down on her bed. We can see a representation of Indian's God on the wall. It shows that this girl is just flesh and spirit absent because she thinks about her roots and really wants to be connected with them. This picture reminds me Sofia and her problem to fit with both culture. Someone else could interpret this as a girl who is just tired and wants to rest.

The third picture is about and Italian boy who is siting in a bakery and looking out through the glass of widow. He is confused with American and Italian culture and does not really know where he have to be and it suggests that many children of immigrants tend to be identified in American culture. Someone else could just see the picture as a young man who is just in a bakery.

The fourth picture, shows a blond women who is sitting in a dark empty room with two larges glasses and one photo of the Virgin Mary. This suggests that being a child of immigrant is like a big opportinity for someone, because he does not have to work or to suffer and his life is more comfortable. This picture reminds me church and the clergy. Someone else could said that it's just a girl who is thinking.

The fifth picture, which became more sadier, shows a men who is just sitting on his bed and does not have enough space, and we can not clearly see his face. The picture suggests that the man knows now who he are and where he is going and he found his way. It's reminds me the sentiment that you fell when you know who you really are and the way that you take. Someone else could see this picture as just a men on his bed.

The sixth picture is about a women, who has short hair cut, who is in a kitchen, she is drinking something. The kitchen has many candles and some pictures and flowers. She honnestly reveals that she was ashamed of her culture and who she was, but now she also find her way. The immigrants children had to first accepted themselves if they want others to accept them. Someone else could see this like a woman who is drinking.

This seventh picture is about a young man who is sitting in a dinner and drinking something. He shows that it not easy as an immigrant child to keep his native culture and language and he has forgot his roots which is the big problem that these children have to face.

In this eighth picture, it's a girl who is sitting on her bed and who does not feel happy. She is tired and sick to live the same thing again and again. She always have to prove who she is.

The nineth picture is about a Russian girl, who has a long hair and standing up next to a widow. She said that she lost her culture but she always respect it. It shows that even if these immigrant kids lost their culture, they always respect it and like it.

The tenth picture is about a teenager who does really not look like an immigrants. Even his bedroom has the style of American teens. He completly lost his culture and he seems strange to that.He is always frustrated by reminding that he is not an Argentine at all. This is again the real problem that immigrant children have to face.

This last picture is about a girl who is laying down on a bench out of a big city. She feels like she wants to take a break. She feels like she is except like an animal.




There is a big conection between the book How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and these interview. Both of them have the same idea and the same problem about culture,identities and what their are facing as an immigrant children.